The trulli of Alberobello

WHC Nomination Documentation
File name:
787.pdf
SITE NAME ("TITLE")
UNESCO Region
EUROPE
The trulli of Alberobello
DATE OF INSCRIPTION ("SUBJECT")
7/12/1996
STATE PARTY ("AUTHOR")
ITALY
CRITERIA ("KEY WORDS")
C (iii)(iv)(v)
DECISION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE:
20th Session
The Committee decided to inscribe the nominated property on the basis of cultural criteria
(iii), (iv) and (v) considering that the site is of outstanding universal value being an exceptional
example of a form of building construction deriving from prehistoric construction techniques
that have survived intact and functioning into the modern world.
The name of this property has been changed to "The Trulli of Alberobello".
BRIEF DESCRIPTION:
The trulli, limestone dwelling houses in the southern Italian region of Puglia, are remarkable
examples of drywall (mortarless) construction, a prehistoric building technique still in use in
this region. These structures, dating from as early as the mid 14th century, were constructed
using roughly worked limestone boulders collected from neighboring fields. Characteristically,
they feature pyramidal, domed, or conical roofs built up of corbeled limestone slabs. Although
rural trulli can be found throughout the Itria Valley, their highest concentration is in the town
of Alberobello, where there are over 1500 structures in the quarters of Monti and Aja Piccola.
1.b. State, province or region: Italy, Puglia Region, Bari Province
1.d Exact location:
Lat. 40°47'25" N ; Long. 17°52'30" E
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